iFiesta! [Hardcover]

Ginger Foglesong Guy (Author), Rene King Moreno (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

¡Una canasta! One basket to fill. ¡Tres niños! Three children to shop. ¡Un mercado! One market full of vendors!

Horns, airplanes, and tops. Whistles, gum, and rings. What toys should the children choose? How many candies will they buy?

And what will they do with all the things they buy? Open el libro to find out and to count with them -- in English and in Spanish. It's easy.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Here's a counting and vocabulary book that, in a refreshing twist, teaches in English and Spanish. In a south-of-the-border setting, a group of children make their way around a village gathering items for a party ("fiesta"). From "Una canasta/ One basket" to "Cinco trompos/ Five tops" and "Diez serpentinas/ Ten streamers," the correct number of objects can be counted in each picture, while the text on the facing page asks, "?Que mas?/ What else?" The familiar, limited number of items?and vocabulary words?makes it all the more likely that children will absorb the language and counting lessons, although the absence of a pronunciation guide may hamper some would-be polyglots. Moreno's (The Pocket Book) pastel, watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations afford an idyllic, soft-lensed view of frolicking children, kindly merchants and such atmospheric elements as mariachis and an open-air market. The pictures also add a story to the counting/vocabulary class: all the objects go into the creation of a pi?ata, which explodes ("!Pau!/ Crack!") in a jubilant party scene at the end. !Ole! Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2?Three children begin with una canasta (one basket) and proceed to fill it with scrumptious candies, trinkets, and toys in preparation for a Mexican fiesta. Readers are invited to count along as they gather dos trompetas (two horns), tres animalitos (three little animals), cuartro aviones (four airplanes), cinco trompos (five tops), etc. in joyous anticipation of the party and the cracking open of the pi?ata. A simple bilingual text provides numbers in English and in Spanish. The soft-edged full-color illustrations done in pencils, pastels, and watercolors have a subtle folkloric quality. The colorful artwork complements the simplicity and childlike appeal of this delightful picture book.?Selene S. Vasquez, New York Public Library
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books; 1st edition (August 19, 1996)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0688143318
• ISBN-13: 978-0688143312
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 10.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Learning > Spanish
  • #92 in Books > Libros en español > Infantil y juvenil > Gente y Lugares
  • #100 in Books > Children's Books > Travel & Cultures > Multicultural Stories > Hispanic & Latino

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Counting on fun, June 6, 2006

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Luan Gaines "luansos" (Dana Point, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiesta! Board Book (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

A bilingual counting primer, this colorful and energetic book follows three children to market one sunny day; there they fill one (uno) basket with exactly what they need for a special surprise, two (dos) horns, three (tres) little animals, four (cuatro) airplanes, five (cinci) tops, etc, all the way to ten (diez) streamers. Next the children call the neighborhood ninos to a back yard party (fiesta), where they have fashioned a beautiful piñata from the things purchased at the market that morning. As soon as the piñata breaks, toys and candy scatter, everyone enjoying an impromptu afternoon fiesta. The illustrations encourage curiosity as the three children explore the market stalls, choosing exactly what they need, counting higher with each new addition to the basket. Bright and attractive, the vivid colors emphasize the happy faces of the children as they prepare their surprise in a bilingual counting primer to share with young readers in both English and Spanish, a fiesta of language and numbers. Luan Gaines/ 2006.

5.0 out of 5 stars Teach numbers, counting and Spanish to your little ones, October 11, 2010

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Mama2boys - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fiesta! (Paperback)

Fiesta is a fun way to teach kids numbers, counting and Spanish as they follow two children filling a pinata for a fiesta. My son, now 3, has enjoyed this book since before he was 1. I love books that have several elements to them. My son likes to count the items going into the pinata and repeat the Spanish words. The illustrations are colorful and full of detail, so even though the text is simple, there is a lot to look at each time we read it. We also own Siesta (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) (by the same author and illustrator).

4.0 out of 5 stars counting down to a party in English and Spanish, February 27, 2010

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J. Jacobs - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiesta! (Paperback)

This book involves children starting out with one basket, and going to a colorful market to fill it with the items they need for a party. Each page goes up by one number, from one to 10. After the number and name of the item, each page asks "Que mas?/What else?" This can become repititious, but it's a nice way to initiate dialogue with a child and have them point out what else catches their eye in the market scenes. The party ends with the pinata breaking and the many items that were purchased falling out into the hands of eager children.

It's a colorful, positive, fun book, good for speakers of English or Spanish.